Helen Borrie helebor@... [firebird-support] wrote:

> At 02:36 p.m. 30/10/2014, Geoff Worboys
> geoff@... [firebird-support] wrote:

>>Doesn't that depend on how they implemented the separate threads?
>>SS does/can use different threads for separate connections to the
>>same database, can't it? So if the threads operate over separate
>>connections then wouldn't SS be able to use multiple CPUs?

> Not in 2.5 (Dmitry will correct me if I'm wrong, I hope!),
> but I'm fairly sure it's a Yes in Fb 3. AFAIR, in 2.5,
> multiple CPUs will be used for connections to multiple
> databases if they are available. We're talking here about SS.
> SC behaves the way you describe, as far as I understand.

Hmm... Yes, my mistake, you are correct (as if there was ever
any doubt :-)
http://www.firebirdsql.org/file/fb25_architecture_comparison.pdf

Obviously time I re-read the FB v2.5 release notes again.

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Geoff Worboys
Telesis Computing Pty Ltd